Method for Guiding a Medical Device
First Claim
1. A method of performing a cardiac valve replacement procedure within a patient, comprising:
- acquiring an image of the patient;
providing a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors;
guiding at least a portion of a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors into a desired position within the patient while viewing the acquired image; and
implanting a valve within the patient.
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Abstract
A device and method for valve replacement or valve repair is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding a valve replacement delivery member or a valve repair delivery member within the patient while tracking the position of the delivery member in the patient, positioning the valve replacement member or valve repair member in a desired position to place a valve or repair valve and removing the delivery member from the patient. In one aspect of the invention, a delivery system is provided for percutaneous delivery of a heart valve to a predetermined position in the heart of a patient, where the delivery system itself includes features that allow it to be accurately positioned in the heart. In another aspect of the invention, a delivery system is provided for percutaneous repair of a heart valve in the heart of a patient, where the repair system itself includes features that allow it to be accurately positioned in the heart. In another aspect of the invention, a method and device are provided that involve imaging a native root using an interoperative technique, then introducing a device that is easily visualized in a chosen imaging modality.
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2 Claims
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1. A method of performing a cardiac valve replacement procedure within a patient, comprising:
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acquiring an image of the patient; providing a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors; guiding at least a portion of a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors into a desired position within the patient while viewing the acquired image; and implanting a valve within the patient.
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2. A method of performing a cardiac valve repair procedure within a patient, comprising:
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acquiring an image of the patient; providing a valve repair delivery system having one or more sensors; guiding at least a portion of a valve repair delivery system having one or more sensors into a desired position within the patient while viewing the acquired image; and repairing a valve within the patient.
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